The horrors occurring at Standing Rock have left me shocked, saddened, praying for my brothers and sisters, and most of all angry. The issue is this- the Dakota Access pipeline is proposed to carry 450,000 barrels of fracked crude oil per day, from the Bakken fields of North Dakota, 1,172 miles to Patoka, Illinois. Though [Read More…]

One of the most entertaining parts of producing this Love Magic book was creating the book trailer video. I think I may have done my job too well as some of the early comments on the short said the banana was too offensive, and I should remove the offending pomegranate. [Read more…]

Screamin Jay Hawkins uses entertainment to bring about some powerful Voodoo truths. We can see in the lyrics of the Voodoo song above how he mocks the religion, but also reveals an inherent fear of it. [Read more…]

As much as I want to scream about this popular Voodoo myth, it is easy to understand how Hollywood and popular media has given the public this idea. In reality, almost nothing is farther from the truth. [Read more…]

Ms. Dieudonne spoke about how the Gede and the Baron were the only Lwa who could show up at any time. This shows us the dead have no boundaries, which is beautifully illustrated in the movements and feel of these dances. [Read more…]

Using money, either torn or burnt, is a popular tactic in many Hoodoo spells. Burning money however is also part of an ancient Chinese tradition which dates back to the 1600s or earlier.In a blend of sympathetic magic and Hoodoo this money spell uses torn up pieces of dollar bills to help attract money. [Read more…]

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Lilith Dorsey M.A. , hails from many magickal traditions, including Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American spirituality. Her traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University and the University of London, and her magickal training includes [...Read More]